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The ability to build a fire is considered “highly advanced intellectual capacity?”
Microscopic evidence shows repeated fire use in one spot over time
No, microscopic evidence proves global warming.
Where’s my government grant money?
I think we continue to underestimate both the cultural and technological sophistication of our ancient ancestors.
Another angle that fascinates me is to consider the number of times that major technological discoveries were -almost- made, but didn’t happen. For example: How agonizingly close were we to having electricity harnessed perhaps hundreds, thousands or tens of thousands of years earlier? How many Stone Age artisans -almost- discovered iron and steel before somebody finally did?
Things like the so-called “Baghdad battery” or Heron of Alexandria’s steam engine amaze me... Mainly because they were -so- close to something revolutionary. Yet for some reason, key dots remained unconnected.
Which all begs the question of course: What future discoveries and revolutionary technologies are we just -ever- so close to, yet haven’t quite pieced together yet?
Can they figure out what those folks were throwing on the barbie?
Good find, thanks!